Advertising aeroplane



ADVERT I S I NG AEROPLANE Filed March 5 1924 IN V EN TOR WM 1 f ATTORNE all till

Application filed March 5, llerlal lilo.

To all whom it may concern:

an advertising medium, the whole being so constructed that the advertising matter displayed thereon does in no Way interfere with the proper operation, carrying capacity and speed of the aeroplane.

Another. object of the invention is to so construct the aeroplane that the advertising matter displayed thereon may be changed from time to time, according to the requirements, with little labor and in an exceedingly short time. p

A further object of the invention is to provide an aeroplane of the type mentioned, whereon the advertising matter is visible at night-time just as well as at day-time.

A. still further object of the invention is to provide an aeroplane of the character specified, on which the advertising matter is so dis osed that it strengthens and braces both t e body and the aerofoils or wings of the aeroplane.

With these and other objects in view, which will more fully appear as the nature of the invention is better understood, the same consists in the combination, arrangement and construction of parts hereinafter described, pointed out in the appended claims and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, it being understood that many changes may be made in the size and proportion of the several parts and details of construction within the scope of the appended claims, without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention,

(l ne of the many possible embodiments of the invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which z- Figure l is a front elevation of an acre plane constructed in accordance with the present have on; F 2 is a bottom plan view of Fig, cticn i =9 i o f; a an, a.

The aeroplane herein illustrated monoplane, that is to say one whose main supporting surface is disposed as a single wing on each side of the fuselage or body, although this is not essential as will hereinafter appear, the invention being applicable to biplanes just as well. a

in the drawings, the numeral. 10 indicates the fuselage or body of a monoplane, it being in the form of a stream-line lions ing, containing the power plant, fuel, seats for the passengers, etc, all of which have not been shown as the same are well known and do not form part of the present invention. This body is provided with a running gear 11, as usual in constructions of this type, and has mounted thereon a plurality of rudders 12 for the well known purpose. The propeller of the aeroplane is indicated by the numeral 13. On each side of the body 10 is mounted a wing 14,-, which may be of any suitable construction, the said wings being joined to the said body so that their underfaces 15 form a continua tion of the underface 16 of the body 10.

Each wing comprises two longitudinal main spars 17, a series of ribs or formers 18 mounted upon said spars, and covering surfaces 19 carried'by said ribs or formers. There are auxiliary spars 20 and 21 pro vided at the leading and following edges,

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respectively, of the wings, braces 22 and the body 10. The width of the recesses corresponds to the distance between the main spars 17 of the wings, as clearly shown in Fig. 4tof the drawings. To the vertical surfaces of the spars 17, facing each other, are secured in any suitable manner ti -shaped rails 26, which extend not only through the recesses in the win s but also through the recess 25 in the be y of the aeroplane. lln this manner two slide grooves are provided within the recesses in the wings and body of the aeroplane, within which may be secured detached charactered plates or slides Q7, whereby definite information may be conveyed to the observ r. 'lihese lUll aeroplane, as clearly shown in Figs. 1 and 4 of the drawings. The charactered plates or slides 27 may be made of any suitable material and they may be either solid or hollow, a hollow plate being shown in the drawings. When using these hollow plates or slides, the characters thereon ma be transparent or translucent, the remainder of the plate or slide being opaque, or the characters may be opaque and the remainder of the plates transparent or translucent. In such case there may be mounted within each plate or slide a suitable source of light, denoted by the numeral 29, to illuminate the sign, so that it is visible at night-time.

The charactered plates or slides are, as appears from above, interchangeable, to be arranged to form the design or legend that is to be exhibited.

Inasmuch as the charactered plates or slides completely fill the recesses in the aeroplane wings and body, it is obvious that they do in no Way interfere with the proper operation, carrying capacity and speed of the aeroplane. At the same time these plates or slides strengthen and brace both the body and the aerofoils or wings.

In Fig. 3 of the drawings only three charactered plates or slides have been shown, for purposes of illustration. It is, however, to be noted, that the recesses in both the Wings and body must be completely filled with these plates or slides, in order to avoid interference with the proper operation of the aeroplane.

What I claim is 1. An aeroplane including a wing provided with a recess in its underface, a plurality of charactered plates in said recess completely filling the latter, and means for securing said plates in position within said recess.

. 2. An aeroplane including a wing provided with a recess in its underface, a plurality of interchangeable charactered plates in said recess completely filling the latter, and means for securing said plates in position within said recess.

3. An aeroplane including a fuselage, wings joined with said fuselage, the underfaces of said wings being flush with the underface of said fuselage, a longitudinal recess in the underface of said win s and said body, a plurality of charactered plates in said recess completely filling the latter, and means for securing said plates in position within said recess.

4. An aeroplane including a fuselage, wings joined with said fuselage, the underfaces of said wings being flush with the underface of said fuselage, a longitudinal recess in the underface of said wings and said body, a plurality of detachable charactered plates in said recess completely filling the latter, and means for securing said plates in position within said recess.

Signed at New York, in the county of New York, and State of New York, this 21st day of February, A. D. 1924.

JACOB G. BATT. 

